Shade-fixture.



P. HAMBROCK.

SHADE FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.20, 1914.

1,1 24,426, Patented Jan. 12, 1915.

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Witnesses Inventor FREDERICK HAMBROCK, NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHADE-FIXTURE.

Specification of lietters Patent.

Patented Jan. 12, 1915.

Application filed January 20, 1914. Serial No. 813,215.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FREDERICK HAMBROCK, acitizen of the United States, residing at New York city, county of NewYork, State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Shade Attachments, fully described and represented inthe following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming partof the same.

The invention relates to an attachment for roller shades for windows,doors, etc, the object of the invention being to provide a simpleinexpensive attachment which may be readily applied to the ordinaryroller shade having a bottom stick incased in a hem at the bottom of theshade, and which when in place shall provide means for connecting theshade cord and shall act to hold the shade stick in place and shallserve as a hand piece to protect the shade against becoming soiled.

An illustrated embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 shows in front elevation the lower part of ashade with my attachment applied thereto; Fig. 2 is an'enlarged viewshowing in elevation one side of the attachment; Fig. 3 is a verticalsection on the scale of Fig. 2 showing the attachment applied to theshade as in Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, the shade A shown in Figs. 1 and 3 has theusual bottom stick C slipped into a hem at the bottom edge of the shadein the customary manner, the stick being of the usual form in which suchshade sticks are commonly made. that is, a fiat stick having itsgreatest thickness near one longitudinal edge and tapering off towardthe other edge, and being inserted in the hem of the shade with'itsthicker edge at the bottom. The attachment B as shown is formed of ametal plate which may be substantially circular in shape before beingbent, and which is bent or folded on itself centrally to bring oppositeedges together and to leave a space adjacent the fold of sufficientwidth to receive the thicker edge of the shade stick, the two sides ofthe attachment being inclined toward each other as shown in Fig. 3. Aneyelet E is punched or otherwise formed from the metal centrally of thefold line, in which eyelet is secured a ring D for attachment of theshade cord as shown in Fig. 1.

In applying the attachment to the shade, it may he slipped over thealready incased stick at one end and slid along to the desired position.or the attachment may be placed on the shade over the bottom hem and thestick afterward slipped into the shade hem. When in place the sides ofthe attachment hold against the material of the shade about the stick,thereby holding itself in position and also tending to hold the shadestick against endwise movement relatively to the shade. For moresecurely p0- sitioning the attachment and preventing relative movementof the attachment, shade, and shade stick. one or more small tacks 6 maybe driven through holes in the attachment and into the shade stick asshown in the drawings.

The side plates of the attachment should be of a depth. suiiicient toextend some distance above the upper edge of the shade stick and of alength substantially greater than their depth so that the attachmentshall be adapted to serve as a protecting hand piece and to secure abetter holding grip on the shade.

My attachment has, as will be seen. the advantages that it may bereadily applied to and removed from the shade as desired, and that itprovides a convenient means for connecting the shade .cord withoutdamage to the shade or to the stick, and at the same time holds theshade stick in position and protects the shade from finger marks if theshade itself is gripped instead of being operated by the cord.

WVhat is claimed is:

1. An attachment for shades adapted to be placed over the bottom hem ofthe shade about the incased bottom stick, formed of a metal plate foldedon itself to leave a space adjacent the fold to receive the incasedshade stick and with its two sides inclined toward each other to gripthe shade above the stick, and provided with means for at tachment of ashade cord, the side plates ofthe attachment being of a depth to extendabove the upper edge of the shade stick and of a length substantiallygreater than their depth.

2. An attachment for shades adaptedto be placed over the bottom hem ofthe shade about the incased bottom stick, formed of a metal plate foldedon itself to leave a space adjacent the fold to receive the incasedshade stick and with its two sides inclined toward each other to gripthe shade above the stick, and having a ring for attachment of a shadecord held by an eyelet punched from the metal at the fold line, the

